Stock gauge stop for machine tools



Feb. 20, 1934. Hl w, RUPPLE.

STOCK GAUGE STOP FOR MACHINE TOOLS Filed Sept. 4. 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 20, 1934. H. w. RUPPLE STOCK GAUGE STOP FOR MACHINE TOOLS Filed Sept. 4, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 /H l /M/wroes l A64/Per MPa/PLE Z Feb. 20, 1934. H w, RUPPLE 1,947,799

STOCK GAUGE STOP FOR MACHINE TOOLS Filed Sept. 4, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 TTU/PNEYS Patented Feb. 20, 1934 PAT-.ENT osi-ics STOCK'GAUGE STOP FOR MACHINE TOOLS Application September 4, 1931. -Serialf-No.`561,227

12 Claims.

This .invention relates to :improvements in automaticmetal working machines of the multiple-.spindle type wherein a plurality of stock bars or blanks `are carried Ain a plurality of rotatable workcarrying spindles mounted inthe Ahead of the machine .andmachined by one ory more forming tools carried in areciprocating toolslide or turretand more particularly to a new and improved combination stook gauge, :tool support and stripping mechanism. Where all of the forming operations upon a single piecefof work are performed at onestation, multiple-spindle machines increase the production rate and in machines of this Ytype `the stock-carrying spindles are usually rotatable in a xed positionand the forming toolsare intermittently reciprocated toward and -away from the Work. Where bar stock is used, meansis providedfor automatically feeding -thestock through the spindles at each 2 completed cycle inthe operation of the tool Lor tools.

Anobject of this inventionis toprovide a stock gauging -fdevice which operates automatically yto properly gauge orflimitithe'amount of stock 7fed forward duringthe Vfeeding operation in each `of the severalspindles. Other objects of this `invention are to Aprovide la stock gauging device which will act as aguide or-support 'for the front end of a'tool and also as va stripping mechanism to removethe -completed work 'fromthe tool during the return movement.

Otherlbjects of this invention lare'to provide a combined gauge stop, tool support, and stripper. which is simple in construction and positive Iin $5 operation and whichwillmaterially increase the ple-spindle automatic machine tool.

Fig. 2 is -a plan view of the machine shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a view with portions in section taken through one yci the tools yand showing the oil system.

Fig. 4 is a view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1,

and

Fig. 5 is a view taken on the Vline 5-5 of Fig. 1.

1n machines `of vthe vgeneral ltype referred '-to it is .customary :to'intermittently feed through each of severalspindles carriedat one Send of the machine, bars of stock and to reciprocate, ,in timed relationship .-with the feeding means, a number `of tools towardand from the projecting ends ofthe stockbars. As'has been stated above, where the operations `necessary to complete an articleV may. be pei-'formed at `a single position` of any one of the spindles, 'the tools are mereLv duplicated fopposite'each of such spindles .to in- 65 crease .theoutputof themachine. `In thevillustrated embodiment of ltheinvention Ihaveshown at 10 .the kbase ortframeof a machine provided'at one end with Yan upstanding` proj ectionor .support 11 in whichis .mounteda plurality of rotatable 70 stock yspindles 12. Longitudinally aligned Gwith the projection llis Axa. similar supporting member or projection -13 .in which is slidably :mounted a toolcarrier 14, :provided directly opposite the several spindles, 'with .a :series :of apertures 15 'l5 adapted to.receive the shankendsof the toolsfor tool carrying members as the caseimaybe. In the illustrated `embol'limentoi the invention the ytools, 16 are non-rotatably `carried 'by' tool yholders or chucks 17, non-rotatably carried in'the aper- 80 tures 415, lbutit is understood `that Athey maybe rotated in :amanner well known in the art yif desired. A rod `18 adjustable in vthe tool slide 1'4 yabuts against the 'tool and'hol'ds it in a xed position. Therrod 18 and thetool'arefprovided 85 with oil Iducts 'for Vthe `purpose sof supplying oil to the cutting .operation. A "tube l19 fixed'to a bracket 201on1the base -10 .istelescopedinside the rod 18. The extending end of 'the :tube 119 is adapted 'to 'be attached Jtoianfoil supply. `While 90 the tools v.illustrated are'boring tools Yitis lunderstood that'rother `-forms of conventional tools lmay be employed in a similar fmanner.

The'drive shaft for themachineis indicated at 2l and ,extendsaxially through both-'the spindle 96 head .-11fand the'tool slide 14, .and is `surrounded by a-guide Vtube 22 extending :from/the spindle head .and yprojecting `through the stool carrier. The work or'bar-stockis shown at V23pro'jec'ting beyond the :front :ends of .chucks 24 carried by 100 the yspindles. 12. Suitable cut-'off mechanism, which `is illustrated diagrammatically .at 25 :in Fig. `2, `forms apart of :the '.ordinarylstructure foi this type 'of machine @andisactuated'from a` main cam shaft 26 at `proper `intervals to sever the 105 formed'blankfrom the end of the bar. The cam shaft `26 is driventhrough suitable gearing "from the main ydrive shaft andcarriesthereona cam drum 27, ythe purpose of -which will kbe hereinafter .-set forth. The tool slide fl4-isreolprocated 110 oeil its,

in timed relation to the other mechanism from the cam shaft 26 as is well known in the art by mechanism not shown. The parts of the machine described above are well known in the art and may be found embodied in a plurality of different forms.

A tubular member 28 slidably supported in a suitable aperture in the tool slide 11.1. is held from rotation therein by keys 29. The left-hand end of the member 28, as viewed in Fig. l, is reduced in diameter and carries a collar member 30 and a member 3l xed therto.` The collar member 30 abuts against a shoulder formed by the reduced portion of the member 28. The member 31 is octagonal in shape and provided with guide surfaces 32 on alternate faces thereof. Angular shaped brackets 33 are adjustably carried on the guide surfaces 32 of the member 31. The brackets 33 are provided with adjusting screws 34 which abut against the collar 30 and are clamped in their adjusted position by bolts 35. Gauge members 36 are carried in suitable bosses` on the projecting arms of the brackets 33 as shown in Fig. 5.

The member 31 is attachedto and adapted to be moved by a member 40 slidably supported on the guide tube 2l by two rods 41. The rods al are attached at one end .to bosses 42 projecting from the member 3l by nuts 43 and at the other end are adjustably attached to the member 40 by nuts 44 threaded thereon. The member 4G is provided at opposite sides with slots or grooves 45 adapted to receive rollers e6 mounted on pins 47 and 48 carried by a member 50 pivotally mounted on the pin 5l in the bracket 20.` The pin 43 carries at one end thereof a cam roller 52 adapted .to engage a cam track 53 on the cam drum 27. The member 50 is provided With elongated openings 54 to accommodate the oil tubes 19. A hand grasp 55 is provided on the member 5i) for manual operation.

, The operation of the machine is as follows: The gauge members project in the path of the stock at all times and limit its forward feed in the chucks 24. The gauge members may be individue ally adjusted in the event that different lengths of work are being produced at different positions, etc., by means of the bolts 35 and the screws 34. IIhe tools project through the gauge members 36 and are supported at their outer end thereby. The gauge members 36 and the tool slide 14 are given independent reciprocation in definite timed relation, all controlled from the cam shaft 25, and after the work has been separated from the stock it is stripped from the tool by the gauge members 36 which materially increases the speed of pro-1 duction, etc., inasmuch as it is not necessary to withdraw the tools from the work before severing the same from the stock bars.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a combination gauge stop,

tool guide or support and blank stripper which may be applied to conventional machines' of the type'described, or which may be embodied in the original design of machines oi' this type and which will be rigid in construction and positive in operation. The embodiment of the invention described and illustrated is merely the preferred form, and I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction shown, which may be varied within the scope of this invention, and particularly point out and claim as my invention:l

1. Ina machine of the character described, the combination of a yframe, a -spindle rotatably car-'- ried on said frame and adapted to carry'a work piece automatically fed therethrough. a member Leimen slidably carried by said frame and adapted to carry a tool, means non-rotatably carried by said member adapted to limit the feed of the work piece in said spindle, and means for automatically moving the last mentioned means at predetermined intervals relative to said spindle independent of said member.

2. In machine comprising a rotatable work spindle through which a work piece is automatically fed, the combination of a member adapted to carry a tool, a second member carried by said firstmentioned member, means for automatically moving said second mentioned member at predetermined intervals independent of the iirst mentioned member, and means on said second member adapted to surround and support the tool and limit the forward feed of the work.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a spindle rotatably carried on said frame and adapted to support a work piece automatically fed therethrough, a tool slide carried on said frame, a member non-rotatably carried by said tool slide and guided on said frame, means for moving said member relative to said spindle independent of said tool slide, and means on said member adapted to surround and guide a tool and limit the feed of the work piece in the spindle.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a work spindle rotatably mounted on said frame and adapted to carry a work piece automatically fed therethrough, a tool slide reciprocally mounted on said frame, a member on said frame extending between said work spindle and said tool slide, a collar non-rotatably supported by said member, means on said collar extending in the path of the work for limiting the feed thereof and adapted to surround and support a tool, and means for moving said collar relative to said work spindle and said tool slide.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a spindle rotatably carried on said frame and adapted to support a work piece automatically fed therethrough, a tool slide carried on said frame, a member slidably carried by said tool slide in keyed relation thereto, means for moving said member relative to said spindle independent of said tool slide, and adjustable means on said member adapted to support a tool and limit the forward feed of the work.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination or" a frame, a work spindle rotatably mounted on said frame and adapted to carry a work piece automatically fed therethrough, a tool slide reciprocally mounted on said frame, a member on said frame extending between said work spindle and said tool slide, a sleeve non-rotatably carried by said tool slide and positioned about said member, a collar carried on said sleeve, members on said collar adapted to support a tool and project in the path of the work to limit the ieed thereof, means for adjusting said second mentioned members on said collar, and means pivotally supported on the frame and operatively connected lto said collar for moving said members relative to the spindle independent of the tool slide.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of work spindles rotatably supported by said frame equally spaced about a common axis parallel to the axis of said work spindles, a tool slide supported by said frame adapted to support a tool for engagement with a work piece supported by one of said Cil work spindles, a member supported in axial alignment with said common axis, means for moving said member relative to said Work spindles, and means on said member adapted to support said tool.

8. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of Work spindles adapted to have Work fed through the center thereof rotatably supported by said frame equally spaced about a common axis parallel to the axis of said work spindles, a tool slide supported by said frame adapted to support a tool for engagement with a Work piece supported by one of said work spindles, a member non-rotatably supported in axial alignment with said common axis, means for moving said member relative to said Work spindles, and a stock gauge on said member adapted to continuously project in the path of said Work.

9. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of Work spindles adapted to have Work fed through the center thereof rotatably supported by said frame equally spaced about a common axis parallel to the axis of said Work spindles, a tool slide supported by said frame adapted to support a tool for engagement with a work piece supported by one of said Work spindles, a member supported in axial alignment with said common axis, means for moving said member relative to said Work spindles, and means supported by said member adapted to surround and support said tool and limit the forward feed of the work.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of work spindles adapted to have work automatically fed therethrough rotatably supported by said frame equally spaced about a common axis, a tool slide supported by said frame adapted to support a plurality of tools in axial alignment with said work spindles, a member slidably supported by said tool slide in axial alignment with said common axis, means on said member adapted to engage and support said tools, and means for moving `said member independent of the movement of said tool slide.

l1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of Work spindles adapted to have work automatically fed therethrough rotatably supported by said frame equally spaced about a common axis, a tool slide supported by said frame adapted to support a plurality of tools in axial alignment with said work spindles, a member non-rotatably supported by said tool slide in axial alignment with said common axis, means on said member projecting in the path of said Work pieces and limiting the forward feed thereof through said Work spindles, and means for moving said member independent of the movement of said tool slide.

12. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of Work spindles adapted to have Work automatically fed therethrough rotatably supported by said frame equally spaced about a common axis, a tool slide supported by said frame adapted to support a plurality of tools in axial alignment with said work spindles, a member slidably supported by said tool slide in axial alignment with said common axis, and means supported by said member adapted to engage and support said tools and projecting in the path of said Work pieces thereby limiting the feed of the same through said work spindles.

HARRY W. RUPPLE. 

